Good write up - and to set it on both Canon and Nikon: http://improvephotography.com/4552/back-button-focusing/
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Good write up - and to set it on both Canon and Nikon: http://improvephotography.com/4552/back-button-focusing/
Back Button Focussing
Am I missing something here or is there some advantage to BBF over switching the lens to Manual Focus?
Am I missing something here or is there some advantage to BBF over switching the lens to Manual Focus?
I guess that depends on your eyesight and dexterity, plus what and where you're shooting.
Had a good day, yesterday, wandering around Langdale, and found this old slate quarry. Had to shelter from rain showers, so I wasnt sure if the sun would appear. But my default option, when wondering if I should stay or go, is to stay where I am. If I go to another location, theres no guarantee that the light will be any better there. And staying put is a good test of patience, I reckon... 
Thanks to all ... and a very nice shot of my Seven, HDR I assume, which does make the BRG a little dark. I don't know if you noticed but my license tag is the Prisoner tag: KAR 120C, albeit on Texas plates.
A Monarch Caterpillar, taken yesterday with extension tubes and my macro lens handheld with no flash.
This is a very cool shot John and handheld without flash is awesome! I picked-up a set of extension tubes a couple months ago but have had very little time to practice with them.
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Back to Newfoundland with a Black Spruce in Gros Morne National Park:
More practice with the EF-50 f/1.4. Forcing myself to shoot with a fixed lens has opened up a whole new way of looking at things.
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Reggie-9 by Puckman2012, on Flickr
Reggie-9 by Puckman2012, on Flickr
It is decoupling the auto focus from the shutter release. You still have auto focus on demand.
Today's addition to the set. More developed than the rest, I cropped this one down a bit and I think it's my favourite so far.
Nice texture on the wall, good tones overall.
You shame me that I haven't taken any pictures in nearly a week. The weather has been crap, but this series reminds me there is always something to shoot.
So here is one that my daughter took great delight in setting up for me.
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Thanks for your comments, means a lot since I'm just starting out really
Thanks for your comments, means a lot since I'm just starting out really
Hay I'm a novice too!
And staying put is a good test of patience, I reckon...
Was there a hotel nearby to help you with testing your patience Doylem? Just beyond the pines, or immediately behind you perhaps!
There's nothing worse that making the journey somewhere and then not having the weather cooperate, I bet Phras. would have some tales to tell in that regard. She's not exactly going a couple of miles down the road for her pictures.
This is a very cool shot John and handheld without flash is awesome! I picked-up a set of extension tubes a couple months ago but have had very little time to practice with them.
Thanks Peter. For me getting on a bit now in my mid 40's, it's a bit of a struggle working with extension tubes handheld. This shot was particularly hard, because this was under cover of a tree canopy and I had to take the ISO up to 6400 to get the shutter speed of 1/500th that I needed to compensate for my wobbliness. That was at f/2.8 too. As this caterpillar was eating I was having to move by a fraction of a millimetre to keep its face in focus.
I am learning to overcome my fear of flash right now. It's the only way I'll be able to get good shots out with the extension tubes, me being wobbly and my macro lens not having image stabilisation. This will allow me a little more depth of field to the shots too, which will make it that little bit easier and forgiving on getting the shot.
I've already discovered that using E-TTL through my flashes is no good for me with macro. I want the separation of subject and background and E-TTL does the exact opposite! It meters the entire scene and tries to get all the scene uniformly lit.
I'm reading a book about flash for macro right now to help with the process, hopefully it helps me along. For some reason, flash photography is the thing I have the biggest phobia of!
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Love the play of light in this. Well done.
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Today's addition to the set. More developed than the rest, I cropped this one down a bit and I think it's my favourite so far.
Perspective VI by Sam Hyams, on Flickr
I love pictures like this where your sense of perception gets distorted. A great exploration of tonality here.
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Thanks for that reply Laird Knox. I was confused by their confusion...
My first attempt at handheld macro using flash photography. This was with a mini softbox attached to an on camera mounted speedlight. Using E-TTL for this in Aperture Priority mode sure is easy, just point and click, but you have everything illuminated fairly evenly. I'll be going manual to get the darkening of the background and separation of subject. This was taken on my iPhone with a dark purple cardboard box as the backdrop. The blurry lines across the purple section are the corrugations in the cardboard.
I'm reading a book about flash for macro right now to help with the process, hopefully it helps me along. For some reason, flash photography is the thing I have the biggest phobia of!
I know exactly what you mean and I feel the same. For me, I think it's related to the very long list of things I try to remember (without using flash). I practice, practice, practice and still often forget something that would have improved the shot. Flash photography intimidates me because it just seems to add to that already long list of stuff I've tried to cram into this tired head of mine.
My first attempt at handheld macro using flash photography. This was with a mini softbox attached to an on camera mounted speedlight. Using E-TTL for this in Aperture Priority mode sure is easy, just point and click, but you have everything illuminated fairly evenly. I'll be going manual to get the darkening of the background and separation of subject. This was taken on my iPhone with a dark purple cardboard box as the backdrop. The blurry lines across the purple section are the corrugations in the cardboard.
I always look at a shot first and read a description second. I was looking at this shot (which is really good btw) and was wondering: How did John get that outstanding reflection? Through the first read, I thought, WOW...this was taken "with" an iPhone...how is that possible. After a healthy swig of coffee, I finally clued into "on" iPhone. Very clever and resourseful John.
Here is today's image.
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Perspective VII by Sam Hyams, on Flickr
I put a little more effort into setting up this shot. I was originally trying to achieve a different angle, but wasn't happy with the results. In the end I chose this more minimalist shot which I think complements the set quite nicely.
Opinions and advice welcomed as always!
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Thank you!
Perspective VII by Sam Hyams, on Flickr
I put a little more effort into setting up this shot. I was originally trying to achieve a different angle, but wasn't happy with the results. In the end I chose this more minimalist shot which I think complements the set quite nicely.
Opinions and advice welcomed as always!
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Thank you!
YOUR 7! NICE. Yeah, I missed the plate. Too busy just looking at the car. Don't think there are too many of us who remember The Prisoner (original). Gotta be a fun car to just go out and clear your head. I'd be smiling ear to ear if it were mine. Drive it like you stole it but don't break it. Cheers
